ACES: The what and why of composting

ACES: The what and why of composting

Editor’s note: This is one in a continuing series of educational columns about fostering environmental stewardship and leadership coordinated by ACES – The Alliance of Climate and Environmental Stewards.

Black gold: Compost Awareness Week events in Arkansas from May 5-9

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Compost is part of what Matthew Bertucci calls “the perfect circle for sustainability.” Bertucci, an assistant professor of sustainable fruit and vegetable production for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, is always looking to find ways that growers can reduce their inputs or environmental footprint while still producing high-quality produce that […]

Professor Kasey DeAtley proposes trailblazing livestock composting bill

When the average person contemplates the process of livestock production, they might envision a cow being raised on a pasture then sent to a meat-packing facility. However, there is far more that goes into raising animals for food than meets the eye. And one of those factors includes managing livestock mortality.  Livestock mortality is a topic most of us don’t like to talk about. However, sometimes livestock succumb to death due to illness, inj…